St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa
Clifford Road, Boston Spa, LS23 6DB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Carol Benson
- Diocese
- Diocese of York
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 134
- URN
- 107997
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01937844395
About this school
St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 134 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 50% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 10% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 70% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 55% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 45% | 45% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 139 |
| 2023/24 | 141 |
| 2024/25 | 136 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa compares
St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa ranked 74th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 3.1% | 8.8% | 134 | — |
| Primrose Lane Primary School | 59% | 4.6% | 12.9% | 165 | 0.3 miles |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa | 82% | 2.7% | 1.6% | 197 | 0.5 miles |
| Lady Elizabeth Hastings' CofE VA Primary School, Thorp Arch | 33% | 3% | 9.2% | 98 | 0.7 miles |
| Bramham Primary School | 72% | 3.2% | 5.3% | 184 | 1.0 miles |
| St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 60% | 4.9% | 22.2% | 164 | 2.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.82%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.09%
- Persistent absence
- 0.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Primrose Lane Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wetherby
-
St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa0.5 miles
Primary · Wetherby
-
Lady Elizabeth Hastings' CofE VA Primary School, Thorp Arch0.7 miles
Primary · Wetherby
-
Bramham Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Wetherby
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St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Wetherby
Common questions
- What ages does St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa teach?
- St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the head teacher of St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa?
- The head teacher of St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa is Mrs Carol Benson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa?
- St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa has 134 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa full?
- St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa has capacity for 140 pupils and 134 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of York.
- Does St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa compare with other schools in Leeds?
- St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa ranked 74th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa's absence rate?
- St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa's overall absence rate is 3.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.